Juneteenth events across the U.S. recall the end of slavery
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Students from University Prep Art Design celebrate Juneteenth by repainting a street mural, "Power To The People," in downtown Detroit on Saturday, June 19.STUART VILLANUEVA/THE GALVESTON COUNTY DAILY NEWS VIA AP
Dancer Prescylia Mae, of Houston, performs during a dedication ceremony for the massive mural "Absolute Equality" in downtown Galveston, Texas, Saturday, June 19. The dedication of the mural, which chronicles the history and legacy of Black people in the United States, was one of several Juneteenth celebrations across the city.EBONY COX/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL VIA AP
Little Miss Juneteenth is seen during the Juneteenth Day Parade and Celebration on Saturday, June 19, in Milwaukee. Parades, picnics and lessons in history marked Juneteenth celebrations in the U.S., a day that marks the arrival of news to enslaved Black people in a Texas town that the Confederacy had surrendered in 1865 and they were free.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People attend a free outdoor event organized by The Broadway League as celebrations during Juneteenth take place at Times Square Saturday, June 19, in New York. Parades, picnics and lessons in history marked Juneteenth celebrations in the U.S., a day that marks the arrival of news to enslaved Black people in a Texas town that the Confederacy had surrendered in 1865 and they were free.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People watch a free outdoor event organized by The Broadway League during Juneteenth celebrations at Times Square on Saturday, June 19, in New York. Parades, picnics and lessons in history marked Juneteenth celebrations in the U.S., a day that marks the arrival of news to enslaved Black people in a Texas town that the Confederacy had surrendered in 1865 and they were free.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Women wait to perform during a free outdoor event organized by The Broadway League during Juneteenth celebrations at Times Square on Saturday, June 19, in New York. Parades, picnics and lessons in history marked Juneteenth celebrations in the U.S., a day that marks the arrival of news to enslaved Black people in a Texas town that the Confederacy had surrendered in 1865 and they were free.AMANDA MCCOY/STAR-TELEGRAM VIA AP
Opal Lee, 94, walks towards downtown Fort Worth, Texas from Evans Avenue Plaza during the first nationally recognized Juneteenth holiday on Saturday, June 19. Lee makes the 2.5-mile walk to symbolize the two and a half years it took for slaves in Texas to realize they had been freed.AMANDA MCCOY/STAR-TELEGRAM VIA AP
Community members march through Fort Worth's Historic Southside during Opal Lee's annual Juneteenth walk on Saturday, June 19, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee has been advocating for Juneteenth to be a federal holiday for many years and succeeded in her goal when President Joe Biden signed a bill on Thursday, making Juneteenth a national holiday.AMANDA MCCOY/STAR-TELEGRAM VIA AP
Opal Lee, 94, reacts to one of the many signs held by those participating in her annual Juneteenth walk on Saturday, June 19, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee has been advocating for Juneteenth to be a federal holiday for many years and succeeded in her goal when President Joe Biden signed a bill on Thursday, making Juneteenth a national holiday.AMANDA MCCOY/STAR-TELEGRAM VIA AP
Opal Lee, 94, walks towards downtown during the first nationally recognized Juneteenth holiday on Saturday, June 19, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee makes the 2.5-mile walk to symbolize the two and a half years it took for slaves in Texas to realize they had been freed.